Textual Criticism Bibliography

What will follow will be a bibliography of books that are "essential" or mandatory when one dives into Textual Criticism t of the Christian Greek Scriptures (popularly misnomered as the 'New Testament'). Therefore, the following bibliography will be slanted toward the academic aspect of this study.

Textual Criticism:

Kurt & Barbara Aland

The Text of the New Testament an Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism

David Alan Black

New Testament Textual Criticism: A Concise Guide

J. Greenlee

Introduction to New Testament Textual Criticism: Revised Edition

Bruce Metzger

A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament

Roger Omanson

A Textual Guide to the Greek New Testament: An Adaptation of Bruce M. Metzger's Textual Commentary for the Needs of Translators

D.C. Parker

An Introduction to the New Testament Manuscripts and their Texts

Paul Wegner

A Student's Guide to Textual Criticism of the Bible: Its History, Methods and Result

The above books are "thee" books to get as far as intro to textual criticism is concerned. These are the type of books that university students, New Testament Scholars, and seminarian students study (or have studied). The Aland's textbook may be a bit dated, but is still a standard, 'classic' reference. Next entry will deal with standard grammars.